<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/b37b912e-65c6-49e9-8fb3-1f43b5fa5f7d/701DA879-B9E6-4843-962C-A41A2B096A09/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://travel.sympatico.msn.ca/TravelFeatures/contentposting?newsitemid=7b9112b8-b053-424e-a67c-3da89fc62f7c&feedname=50_PLUS&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False" href="http://travel.sympatico.msn.ca/TravelFeatures/contentposting?newsitemid=7b9112b8-b053-424e-a67c-3da89fc62f7c&feedname=50_PLUS&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False" style="font-size: 11px;">travel.sympatico.msn.ca</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.sympatico.msn.ca/TravelFeatures/contentposting?newsitemid=7b9112b8-b053-424e-a67c-3da89fc62f7c&feedname=50_PLUS&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False"><DIV id="ctl00_JEFeedsArticle2_pnlTop"> <DIV class="fRight ArticleMediaRight fixedWidth"> <DIV class="provider"> <P> </P><DIV id="Img" class="articleCaption clearfix Second_BG"> <P> </p> <DIV class="boxed" id="feedsimgdiv"> <TABLE align="left" width="1"><TBODY><TR><TD align="center"><SPAN id="Span1"><SMALL> <IMG alt="10 tips to vacation-proof your home" src="http://images.sympatico.ca/images/Feeds/Prints/50Plus/50_PLUS/vacationproof150.jpg" /> </SMALL></SPAN> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="Font_color_Gold Font_style_B Font_size_E"> 10 tips to vacation-proof your home</p> <P class="articleDate Font_color_A"> </p> <SPAN class="Font_size_A Font_color_A"> by Elizabeth Rogers, 50Plus.com </SPAN> <SPAN class="Font_color_B Font_size_F"> </SPAN> <SPAN class="Font_size_C Font_style_B Font_color_A"><DIV> 'Tis the season for sun, fun and travel -- and a rise in crime. 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If you're planning to take some time off for a summer vacation, beware that crooks are gearing up for their busy season. Not surprisingly, statistics show an increase in break-ins this time of year. All those empty houses full of jewelry and electronics present thieves with tempting opportunities. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.sympatico.msn.ca/TravelFeatures/contentposting?newsitemid=7b9112b8-b053-424e-a67c-3da89fc62f7c&feedname=50_PLUS&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False"><P>How can you make your home and property less attractive to criminals? 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